Pico da Neblina

Pico da Neblina
Pico da Neblina in 2015, with the usual clouds.
Highest point
Elevation2,995.30 m (9,827.1 ft)[1]
Prominence2,887 m (9,472 ft)
Ranked 112th
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates0°48′17″N 66°00′24″W / 0.80472°N 66.00667°W / 0.80472; -66.00667[2]
Geography
Pico da Neblina is located in Brazil
Pico da Neblina
Pico da Neblina
Location of Pico da Neblina in Brazil
LocationState of Amazonas, Brazil
Parent rangeSerra da Neblina ("Mountain Range of the Mists"), a section of Serra do Imeri in the Guiana Highlands
Climbing
First ascent1965
Easiest routeFrom the town of São Gabriel da Cachoeira to Iazinho river by truck, then by boat on Iazinho river, Ia river, Caburaí river and Tucano river, then on a jungle trail with three camps (Tucano, Bebedouro Novo, Garimpo do Tucano) before the final ascent.

Pico da Neblina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpiku neˈblĩnɐ], Mist Peak) is the highest peak in Brazil, 2,995.3 metres (9,827 ft) above sea level, in the Serra da Neblina, part of the Serra do Imeri, a section of the Guiana Highlands on the Brazil-Venezuela border. As determined by a border survey expedition in 1962, its summit lies just within Brazilian territory, at a horizontal distance of only 687 m (2,254 ft) from the Venezuelan border at Pico 31 de Março. It is a common misconception[citation needed] to refer to this mountain as the highest point in South America outside the Andes while ignoring the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.

As the peak's name suggests, it is shrouded in dense clouds most of the time.[3] It was first ascended in 1965 by members of a Brazilian Army expedition.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ibge2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pico da Neblina, Brazil" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  3. ^ "Simulated historical climate & weather data for Pico da Neblina".